Writing @ RIC
Welcome to Writing @ RIC!
Welcome to Rhode Island College's landing page for all things writing. Here at RIC, we value writing as a means of communication, a key component in critical thinking, an area of research and inquiry, and an essential tool for activism and advocacy. We believe that writing not only changes lives, it can change the world.
Understand the Writing Landscape
While writing instruction and practice happen throughout your academic career, the college has identified specific programs and courses where writing is deliberately embedded. In addition, we offer services to help students become more effective writers, and we create opportunities for writing beyond college—in careers, in communities, and in personal lives. Come write with us at Rhode Island College!
First-Year Writing
The First-Year Writing Program is dedicated to introducing students to the rhetoric, practices, and expectations of writing at the college level. Courses provide a starting point for writing at all levels.
Publications & Writing Internships
RIC Students Write! The Anchor is RIC's independent student newspaper. Shoreline is a magazine of literature and the arts that represents the artistic energies unique to the students of RIC. Internships are critical opportunities for English majors to gain real-world experience and test the waters of professional work before graduating.
Writing Majors and Minors
RIC provides a number of graduate and undergraduate programs for students who want to pursue a degree in English with a concentration in professional or creative writing.
Writing Lab
The Writing Lab’s goal is to provide tutoring support to RIC students to explore and develop their ideas, become aware of the needs of their readers, and learn the rhetorical and syntactical strategies necessary for effective communication.
Rhode Island Writing Project
The Rhode Island Writing Project (RIWP) is a network of teachers dedicated to the improvement of teaching and learning in all schools.
Writing in the Disciplines
Each department/program builds on the knowledge gained in First-Year Writing with Writing in the Disciplines (WID) courses in which students learn the ways of thinking, knowing, and communicating unique to their major or field and gain additional practice with writing.